Multifunctional training and training complex for the training of firefighters and rescuers

Abstract

Introduction. The main task of the universities of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is the formation of graduates' readiness for professional activity. More than 50% of graduates are appointed to the positions of heads of guards, who, as a rule, do not have experience in eliminating real fires and rescuing people. It is possible to increase the readiness of young guard chiefs to organize fire extinguishing and emergency rescue operations by developing the training ground base of the university, which should include objects of various functional purposes, as well as training complexes that allow forming not only practical skills and abilities, but also professional experience. Thus, the development of the training ground base of the University of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is an urgent task, the result of which is the improvement of existing and the creation of new training complexes, as well as the development of methods of practical training on them.Materials and Methods. In order to develop the training ground base of the Ivanovo Fire and Rescue Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in 2022, the task was set to create a multifunctional training complex for firefighters and rescuers. The project was developed taking into account the statistics of the work performed by firefighters and rescuers during the elimination of fires and various emergencies, as well as the experience of professional activities of practical fire and rescue units. Taking into account the activities of fire and rescue units, the range of tasks to be solved and the regulatory legal framework of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, a list of necessary simulators designed to form specific professional skills and abilities was developed. In addition, to organize effective training of cadets, practical training methods were developed, which used the provisions of the theory of contextual, problem-based and game-based learning.Results. The multifunctional training complex developed and implemented in 2022 in the educational process of the Academy includes 18 simulators grouped into 6 thematic sections designed to form a wide range of professional skills and skills in extinguishing fires and conducting emergency rescue operations. The number of simulators and the methods of practical training on them allow you to organize simultaneous training of up to 90 cadets, both individually and as part of a group.Discussion and Conclusions. The developed multifunctional training complex for firefighters and rescuers has no analogues, the uniqueness of which is confirmed by the received utility model patents. The peculiarity of the presented complex is its compactness, saturation with various simulators, versatility, the use of author's training methods that implement contextual, problem-based and game-based training format, as well as the possibility of implementing scientific research in the field of professional activity of firefighters and rescuers.